diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
index 8be6ead1b1..e3985e3c97 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class CollectUsdLayers(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             label = "{0} -> {1}".format(instance.data["name"], name)
             layer_inst = context.create_instance(name)
 
-            family = "colorbleed.usdlayer"
+            family = "usdlayer"
             layer_inst.data["family"] = family
             layer_inst.data["families"] = [family]
             layer_inst.data["subset"] = "__stub__"
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json
index 1474ad103d..3d32ea0b7c 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json
@@ -331,6 +331,18 @@
                     "tasks": [],
                     "add_ftrack_family": true,
                     "advanced_filtering": []
+                },
+                {
+                    "hosts": [
+                        "houdini"
+                    ],
+                    "families": [
+                        "usd"
+                    ],
+                    "task_types": [],
+                    "tasks": [],
+                    "add_ftrack_family": true,
+                    "advanced_filtering": []
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -374,7 +386,8 @@
                 "layout": "layout",
                 "unrealStaticMesh": "geo",
                 "vrayproxy": "cache",
-                "redshiftproxy": "cache"
+                "redshiftproxy": "cache",
+                "usd": "usd"
             }
         }
     }